Chapter 336

Qin Hao's icy voice crossed space.

The next second, an intangible spatial force instantly froze that mass of biological brain, together with the surrounding space, completely "frozen"!

The energy about to erupt was forcibly frozen at the instant before eruption.

Qin Hao looked at the biological brain sample trapped in the spatial prison, a flicker of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"Bring it back."

Qin Hao's order was icy and swift.

"Pack it up."

A transparent cube composed purely of space technology appeared out of thin air,

enclosing the frozen mass of biological brain together with the surrounding solidified spacetime.

【Dimensional Seal Container】

No matter, energy, or information can escape from it.

"Transfer it to the isolation laboratory."

A flash of light, and the container vanished from the bridge.

In the deepest part of the Void Wanderer, within a special space completely independent of the ship's main structure, the seal container slowly emerged.

This is the 【Isolation Laboratory】

An absolute isolation space created by Qin Hao expending energy, directly using a "concept".

Everything that happens here will be completely severed from the causal links of the main universe.

Qian Yin and her core scientific team had already donned the highest-grade protective suits, waiting here.

When they saw the biological brain inside the container still holding the pose from just before its self-detonation, everyone's breath caught.

"Begin scanning."

Qian Yin's voice carried excitement.

Wave after wave of detection waves composed purely of information swept over that strange flesh.

The data stream surged frenziedly into the central processor.

"Report to Qin Consultant! Preliminary analysis complete!"

A young scientist stared at the results on the screen, his face full of bewilderment.

"Its biological structure…… is too complex! We simultaneously detected carbon-based, silicon-based,"

"and even…… even a life form based on dark matter!"

Qian Yin's expression became extremely grave.

"This is not a naturally evolved lifeform. It is more like a…… forcibly stitched-together 【Hybrid Organism】!"

"It was manufactured."

Qin Hao's voice sounded in the laboratory.

His person did not come, but his will has already descended.

He couldn't be bothered to wait for the scientists' sluggish analysis.

"System, forcibly scan all its information."

【Command Confirmed】

【Performing deep information analysis……】

The next second, an information torrent millions of times stronger than the scientists' detection waves violently poured into that biological brain.

The system's feedback was icy and direct.

【Scan Complete】

【This biological unit is a low-ranking scout unit of the "Devourer Civilization"】

【Controlled by a higher-level Overlord consciousness, it possesses only basic combat and execution intelligence】

"Low-ranking unit……"

A flicker of coldness passed through Qin Hao's consciousness.

Even a low-ranking unit possesses preliminary dimensional and psychic attack capabilities, corresponding to a civilization level of five.

What about the higher ones? Level six?

"What is an Overlord?"

He needs more intelligence.

Qin Hao decided to act personally.

"Hum——"

His vast, matchless mental power transformed into an intangible needle, viciously piercing the consciousness core of the biological brain!

This is a pure contest of will!

"Roar——!"

The dying biological brain seemed to feel the humiliation of invasion, its residual consciousness emitting a silent roar.

It desperately resisted, attempting to drag Qin Hao, this invader, into the abyss of destruction with its final frenzied thought.

But before Qin Hao's will, which has touched the realm of gods, its resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"Break it for me!"

Qin Hao's will turned into a blade that tore heaven and earth, mercilessly shredding the opponent's fragile consciousness defense into fragments!

Countless chaotic, fragmented memory fragments surged into Qin Hao's mind like a tide.

Among these fragments, Qin Hao saw scenes that made even him feel a chill.

He saw one after another once-glorious civilization wailing under the iron hooves of the Devourer,

Their planets were gnawed, their fleets assimilated, and their people were transformed into hideous monsters.

"Devourer", it is fundamentally not a single species.

It is a 【Symbiotic Collective】 forcibly cobbled together from countless conquered and transformed civilizations, controlled by the 【Overlord】!

Like a swarm of locusts, they sweep across one star system after another.

They devour the "essence" of other civilizations—knowledge, technology, and even the soul energy of all sentient life.

Then, through some kind of ritual, they offer these "tributes" to the supreme... "god" in their mouths.

Within this terrifying collective, there exists an extremely strict hierarchy.

At the very bottom are the cannon-fodder units known as 【Scout】.

Above them are the 【War Beast】, beings the size of asteroids, born purely for war.

Higher still are the 【Harvester】, responsible for harvesting the "essence" of civilizations.

Even higher are the 【Executor】, possessing independent thought and tasked with commanding a legion.

At the pinnacle of the pyramid lies the terrifying entity known as the 【Overlord Consciousness】.

The system's assessment made Qin Hao's heart sink slightly.

Sixth-level civilization strength!

That is a terrifying entity truly capable of altering the laws of the universe, treating dimensions as playthings!

Qin Hao endured the mental shock from absorbing these chaotic memories and continued to dig deeper.

Soon, he extracted a fragmented star map from those deepest memory fragments.

At the center of the star map, a coordinate marked as 【Abyssal Nest】 emanated an ominous dark red glow.

There lies a Devourer outpost in the Andromeda Galaxy!

But at the same time, an even worse piece of news was also parsed from the memory.

In the recent battle, the 【High-Frequency String Vibration Slaughter Field】, and his final, unabashed psychic intrusion,

had already acted like a torch in the night, thoroughly rousing an immensely powerful entity slumbering at the heart of the Andromeda Galaxy.

【Devourer Sub-body】.

An even larger, more terrifying fleet is already on its way!

"We must withdraw immediately!"

Qin Hao made a swift decision.

He immediately issued the highest order to all fleets.

"All units, evacuate immediately via the Mobile Star Gate! Target, the Milky Way Galaxy!"

As the order was given, the massive dark-gold star gate behind the Void Voyager opened once again.

One after another, unmanned escort ships carrying the landing craft of the Sauren survivors, along with other auxiliary vessels, entered the star gate in orderly fashion and vanished into the Andromeda starfield.

Qin Hao did not forget that, at the final moment of the fleet's withdrawal, he released ten extremely minuscule 【Space Beacons】 from the spatial fold storage.

Like dandelion seeds, they scattered silently across every corner of this star sector, entering a state of deep concealment.

This was the path he had prepared in advance for his next arrival.

After the last escort ship vanished through the star gate, the Void Voyager's engines began to roar, preparing for the final jump.

However, at this very moment!

An immense, indescribable terrifying spiritual pressure, spanning tens of thousands of light-years, surged from the depths of the Andromeda Galaxy like a tsunami!

That will was icy, brutal, and filled with the supreme desire for destruction.

It precisely locked onto the Void Voyager that was about to depart!

On the bridge, Qin Hao's body jolted violently.

On the spiritual level, he seemed to engage in a brief "mutual gaze" with an indescribable terrifying entity.

It was less than a second of contact.

Qin Hao immediately felt a wave of dizziness, as if his soul were about to be torn apart by that immense will!

That was... the gaze of the Devourer Sub-body!